If you’re going through a hard time, remember, God wants to create something great and bold in you.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and living in this wheelchair, you know what my prayer often is? It’s, “Oh God, please give me courage!” And I pray it in the spirit of Joshua 1:9 where God tells me not to be afraid – “Joni, don’t be fearful about the future; God has gone out ahead of you and he is with you; he’ll give you courage.” And then you know what I do? I often rehearse a poem about courage that I memorized years ago. It goes…
When God wants to drill a man
And thrill a man
And skill a man
When God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part
When he yearns with all his heart
To create so great and bold a man
That all the world should be amazed
Watch his methods watch his ways
How God ruthlessly perfects
Whom he royally elects.
Oh friend, if you are going through a hard time, remember, God wants to create something great and bold in you. And you know what it is? His courage.
© Joni and Friends